Worklog: Antec P180B Watercooling (Project Complete, 56K Warning)

Beautiful work!

I'm intrigued by the video mods.

Very nice. Keep us updated and good luck with the build. Looks like it's gonna be sweet.

Good job

Keep going;)

Cant wait for the final pics

seems nice till now :)

pretty photos, pretty parts :slobber: what can I say?...

when you are drilling on the P180 you should drill the 1 inch hole then use a dremel to feather the plastic part of the hole a bit more so that the fillport can sit more flush with the top of the case. i used this technique on my p180 and it came out flawless ;)


BTW the PA looks great, excellent design of brackets, makes a rad box look like a child's toy.

those brackets you made are genius
looks way better then a radbox too

What are those resistors you're planning to solder onto the card?

Radbox ownage, nice work. :toast:

i like the look of ur rad behind the case

very nice brackets for the PA. more pics pls...

Thanks alot everyone!

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Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG

when you are drilling on the P180 you should drill the 1 inch hole then use a dremel to feather the plastic part of the hole a bit more so that the fillport can sit more flush with the top of the case. i used this technique on my p180 and it came out flawless ;)

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Ill try that. I also just got a dremel with a lot of acessories.

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Originally Posted by septim

very nice brackets for the PA. more pics pls...

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I'll see if i can take some more pics tomorrow. I also just got my Swiftech Apogee GTX

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Originally Posted by ranker

What are those resistors you're planning to solder onto the card?

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20 KOhm VR for VDDR mod
500 Ohm VR for VGPU mod

It says in the text

Is the P180 good case for Wire-management ?? :rolleyes:

If you are willing to mod, then you can tuck away some wires.
Depends also on the mobo connector location...

Kick @ss job m8! Keep it up!

for the plastic i used my engraving bit to feather it, works real nice

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Originally Posted by ANP !!!

Is the P180 good case for Wire-management ?? :rolleyes:

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If you do some cutting in the case then its okay. If not then its horrible :)

My next update should include pics of where to cut.

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Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG

for the plastic i used my engraving bit to feather it, works real nice

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Ahh.. Okay. I got some engraving bits too.

Do you got any pictures of it?

you can see my terrible drilling job (tape covering scratches) but the engraving is decent, you can't see any of those rough edges once the fill port is in.

http://www.tutorialtomb.com/upload/p...008333x222.jpg

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Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG

you can see my terrible drilling job (tape covering scratches) but the engraving is decent, you can't see any of those rough edges once the fill port is in.

http://www.tutorialtomb.com/upload/p...008333x222.jpg

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It looks good.

I'll try that when im going to cut in the case.

Thanks for your input!

Looking nice till now :)

r u considering painting the inner all black ??

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Originally Posted by ANP !!!

Looking nice till now :)

r u considering painting the inner all black ??

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Thanks. Yeah thats the plan. Could be nice to get i powdercoated like the other parts but guess it will be too much of a hassle with maskings and such

Regular spray paint will do the trick i think.

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Originally Posted by lasse.j5

Thanks. Yeah thats the plan. Could be nice to get i powdercoated like the other parts but guess it will be too much of a hassle with maskings and such

Regular spray paint will do the trick i think.

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Yeah just spray 2-3 coats, then its as good as Powder Coat, not as good but it wil do the job for u :). I will do the same with my stacker.

Oh.. the color on the inside top of the Swiftech GTX is going to fade and there'll be some black dye coming off. Not to worry. Its perfectly normal. No, the top of the Apogee GTX is not made of delrin, but those who are scared of any use of aluminum are foolish because the plating is of considerable quality. Don't even think of painting anything on the inside of the block. You will wreck the highest performing water block in the market.

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Originally Posted by IanY

Oh.. the color on the inside top of the Swiftech GTX is going to fade and there'll be some black dye coming off. Not to worry. Its perfectly normal. No, the top of the Apogee GTX is not made of delrin, but those who are scared of any use of aluminum are foolish because the plating is of considerable quality. Don't even think of painting anything on the inside of the block. You will wreck the highest performing water block in the market.

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Okay. it's just some kind of plastic.

I won't paint the inside of the block. I know that wouldn't be smart :)